Alaska

The Latest On: Alaska

July 29, 2015 | Feature

Saving the Forest for the Trees

Alaska's Tongass National Forest is home to centuries-old trees and rivers flowing among thousands of islands. It is also the last forest where the fight continues to keep timber sales out of roadless areas.

February 3, 2015 | Explainer

Timeline of the Roadless Rule

A timeline of the creation of and fight to defend the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Policy.

October 15, 2019 | Press Release

Trump Administration Paves Way for Old-growth Clearcutting in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Forest Service proposal would gut protections across 9 million acres of America’s largest national forest

October 9, 2019 | Legal Document

Legal Document: Groups Sue EPA For Gutting Protections And Clearing Path For Pebble Mine

Earthjustice, representing Earthworks, files a lawsuit charging the U.S. EPA with breaking the law when it withdrew a 2014 Proposed Determination setting out protections for Bristol Bay.

October 9, 2019 | Press Release

Groups Sue EPA For Gutting Protections And Clearing Path For Pebble Mine

Lawsuit charges EPA with unlawfully withdrawing proposed protections for Bristol Bay, Alaska

September 27, 2019 | Article

Big Victory for Mega-Trees and for the Climate

Protecting trees, particularly old-growth trees in Tongass National Forest, is key to protecting the climate.

September 23, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Halting Old-Growth Timber Sale in Tongass National Forest

Initial phase of staggering logging project placed on hold a day before bids were scheduled to open

September 23, 2019 | Legal Document

Preliminary Injunction Granted on Prince of Wales

An Alaska federal district judge granted a preliminary injunction for the initial phase of the Prince of Wales Timber Sale in Alaska's Tongass National Forest on Sept. 23, 2019.

September 19, 2019 | In the News: Mother Jones